Battle of al-Wafrah

The Battle of al-Wafrah (25 February 1991) was a battle of the Gulf War that occurred in the first phase of Coalition operations. The US Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and 2nd Marine Division, belonging to Marine Central Command, advanced north into Kuwait from Saudi Arabia, and they planned to rendezvous with the US 2nd Armored Division at the al-Burqan oil field. However, their path was blocked by the Iraqi 29th Infantry Division and Iraqi 14th Infantry Division, and the Americans had to break through the Iraqi Army forces. The Americans destroyed the two Iraqi divisions in one of the first battles of the ground campaign of the Gulf War, allowing for them to advance further into Kuwait.